Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) Business

Item 1. BUSINESS

Murphy USA Inc. ("Murphy USA", the "Company", "we", "us", or "our") was incorporated in Delaware on March 1, 2013 and holds, through its subsidiaries, the former U.S. retail marketing business of its former parent company, Murphy Oil Corporation (“Murphy Oil”), plus other assets and liabilities of Murphy Oil that supported the activities of the U.S. retail marketing operations. In addition, on January 29, 2021, the Company acquired Quick Chek Corporation ("QuickChek" or "QC"), a privately held convenience store chain.

Our business consists primarily of the marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise through a network of 1,800 retail stores located in 27 states, of which 1,649 were branded as Murphy stores and 151 were branded as QuickChek stores. The majority of our existing and new-to-industry ("NTI") retail gasoline stores operate under the brand names of Murphy USA and Murphy Express. Plans are underway to transition all existing Murphy Express branded stores to the Murphy USA brand name. These locations operate within close proximity to Walmart stores or within preferred markets across 25 states in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest regions of the United States. We also operate a combination of convenience stores and convenience stores with retail gasoline located in New Jersey and New York under the brand name of QuickChek and comprises our Northeast region. In addition, we market fuel to unbranded wholesale customers through a mixture of Company-owned and third-party product distribution terminals and pipeline positions. We are an independent publicly traded company, with low-price, high-volume fuel retail outlets selling convenience merchandise through low-cost small store formats and kiosks, as well as larger format stores that have a broader range of merchandise and food and beverage offerings which are driven by key strategic relationships and experienced management.

Our business is subject to various risks. For a description of these risks, see “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Information about our operations, properties and business segments, including revenues by class of products are provided on pages 32 through 47, F-11, F-15, F-17, and F-35 through F-37 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our Competitive Strengths

Our business foundation is built around five reinforcing strengths which we believe provide us a competitive advantage over our peers. These strengths support our Company vision which is to “Deliver every day the quickest, most friendly service and a low-price value proposition to our growing customer base for the products and markets we serve.”

Strategic proximity to and complementary relationship with Walmart

Of our network of 1,800 retail stores, the majority are situated on prime locations located near Walmart stores. We believe our proximity to Walmart stores generates significant traffic to our existing retail stores while our competitively priced gasoline and convenience offerings appeal to our shared customers. We continue to collaborate with Walmart on fuel discount programs, mainly Walmart+, which we believe enhances the customer value proposition as well as the competitive position of both Murphy USA and Walmart.

Winning proposition with value-conscious consumers

Our competitively priced fuel is a compelling offering for value-conscious consumers. Despite a flat outlook in overall gasoline demand (increased vehicle miles traveled in a normal economy essentially offsetting increased fuel efficiency), we believe value-conscious consumers that prefer convenience and service are a growing demand segment. In combination with our high-traffic locations, our competitive gasoline prices drive high fuel volumes and gross profit. In addition, our robust nicotine business remains among the highest-volume performers in our industry due to our value-forward offer and disciplined merchandising in this highly complex and competitive space. We continue to expand value-driven offers across our growing merchandise assortment

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and increasingly leverage digital engagement through Murphy Drive Rewards and QuickChek Rewards, providing customers with targeted discounts and personalized offers on both fuel and in‑store purchases.

Low-cost retail operating model

We operate our Murphy USA and Murphy Express retail gasoline stores with a strong emphasis on fuel sales complemented by a focused convenience offering that allows for a smaller store footprint than most of our competitors. We build a mix of raze-and-rebuild 1,400 square-foot stores and NTI 2,800 square-foot Murphy stores, which we believe have low capital expenditure, maintenance and utility requirements relative to our competitors. Many of our Murphy stores require only one or two associates to be present during business hours and 73% of our stores are located on Company-owned property and do not incur any rent expense. The combination of a focused convenience offering and standardized smaller footprint stores of our Murphy USA and Express brands allow us to achieve lower overhead and on-site costs compared to competitors with a much larger store format. The importance of maintaining our low-cost operating model is reinforced by the factoring in of these costs into our coverage ratio calculation which is a measure of how well merchandise contribution covers our operating costs at a store-level and is included as part of our annual incentive metrics for all above-store personnel.

Distinctive fuel supply chain capabilities

We source fuel at competitive industry benchmark prices due to the diversity of fuel options available to us in the bulk and rack product markets, our shipper status on major pipeline systems, and our access to numerous terminal locations. In addition, we have a strong distribution system in which we leverage our scale and ratability to deliver the most favorably priced products for our Murphy stores and QuickChek stores with gasoline, further reducing our fuel product costs. By participating in the broader fuel supply chain, we believe our business model provides additional upside exposure to opportunities to enhance margins and volume, such as shifting non-contractual wholesale volumes to protect retail fuel supply during periods of constrained supply and elevated margins. These activities demonstrate our belief that participating in the broader fuel supply chain provides us with added flexibility to ensure reliable low-cost fuel supply in various market conditions especially during periods of significant price volatility or delivery difficulties. It would take substantial time and investment, both in expertise and assets, for a competitor to replicate our existing position, and we believe this continues to be a significant barrier to any attempt to emulate our business model.

Resilient financial profile and engaged team

Our predominantly fee-simple asset base, ability to generate attractive gross margins through our low-price, high-volume strategy, and our low overhead costs should help us endure prolonged periods of unfavorable commodity price movements and compressed fuel margins. We also believe our conservative financial structure further protects us from the inherently volatile fuel environment.  We expect that our strong cash position combined with availability under our credit facility will continue to provide us with a significant level of liquidity to help maintain a disciplined capital expenditure program focused on growing ratably through periods of both high and low fuel margins.

We have acquired through share repurchases approximately $4.1 billion of our common stock in a little more than twelve years of operation. Repurchases in 2025 were made pursuant to our $1.5 billion 2023 authorization. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $291.9 million remaining under our 2023 authorization. During the year 2025, the Company repurchased a total of 1,536,701 common shares for approximately $652.0 million, at an average price of $424.28 per share, including brokerage fees and accrued excise taxes. Additionally, in order to provide a consistent and meaningful return of capital to shareholders, independent of share repurchases, we raised our quarterly dividend four times during 2025 from $0.48 per share in Q4 2024 to $0.63 per share, or $2.52 per share on an annualized basis, as of Q4 2025.

We have approximately 16,900 dedicated and hardworking employees as of December 31, 2025, that are actively engaged to serve the customer, whether it is the external retail consumer or their internal co-workers. We believe our sustainable business model and organic growth opportunities support an employee value proposition that makes Murphy USA an attractive place to work.

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Our Business Strategy

Our business strategy reflects a set of coherent choices that leverage our differentiated strengths and capabilities.

Grow organically

We intend for our evolving NTI real estate strategy to be a key driver of our organic growth over the next several years, which is demonstrated by the over 500 stores that have been added to Murphy USA since our 2013 spin-off from Murphy Oil Corporation. We expect to build 45 to 55 NTI locations and up to 30 raze-and-rebuilds in 2026 and are targeting 50-plus NTI and up to 30 raze-and-rebuilds per year in future periods. Focusing on high-return locations either in high-traffic areas, near Walmart Supercenters as a complement to higher-performing existing stores in smaller markets, or by strategic infill in our core market areas complemented by our supply chain capabilities. While we were previously focused on smaller store size, we now expect to build more Murphy branded NTI stores that are 2,800 square-foot or larger, as well as our NTI QuickChek branded locations in their existing footprint, which average from 5,000 to 7,000 square-feet in size. Our real estate development team works to maintain a multi-year pipeline of projects that supports continued ratable expansion in these high-return locations.

Diversify merchandise mix

We plan to continuously evaluate our remaining kiosk strategy to maximize our store economics and return on investment. Complementary to that strategy, we are continually refining Murphy and QuickChek branded merchandising and store designs to create a foundation for increasing higher-margin non-nicotine sales and diversifying our merchandise offerings. Key to achieving the highest potential returns from our QuickChek branded stores is continuing the ongoing development and execution of the enhanced food and beverage ("F&B") offer. We expect to further expand merchandise revenue and margins through our primary supplier relationship with Core-Mark International, Inc. ("Core-Mark"), while further optimizing promotional planning, assortment, and pricing to strengthen overall store returns.

Sustain cost leadership position

We believe that sustaining our low-cost position is a strategic advantage as a retailer of commodity products. We are undertaking several initiatives for the purpose of increasing efficiency which should allow us to continue to beat inflation on per-store operating costs to help sustain low store-level costs. We also believe that through our planned growth and efficiency initiatives, we can control overhead costs to support an overall improvement in-store returns and keep costs properly scaled as we grow organically. In order to do this successfully, we will focus on the continued development of our employees and foster an operating culture aligned with business performance, including cost leadership.

Create advantage from market volatility

We plan to continue to focus our product supply and wholesale efforts on activities that enhance our ability to be a low-price retail fuel leader and our ability to take advantage of fuel price volatility. We will continue to invest in capabilities and asset positions that support our supply chain strategy. Our distinctive business model and supply chain advantage allows us to deliver consistent margins over time and withstand periods of volatility and uncertainty.

Invest for the long term

We maintain a portfolio of predominantly fee-simple assets and utilize what we believe to be an appropriate debt structure that will allow us to be resilient during times of volatility in fuel demand, price, and margin. We believe our strong financial position should allow us to profitably execute our low-cost, high-volume retail strategy through periods of both high and low fuel margins while preserving the ability to re-invest in and grow our existing stores, brand image and supporting capabilities such as enhancing our food and beverage offerings. Furthermore, in addition to our store-development capital and investments in new capabilities, we have diversified our shareholder distribution mechanism to provide consistent return of capital through quarterly

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cash dividends and meaningful share repurchase programs as we continue to focus on maximizing shareholder value.

Industry Trends

We operate within the large, growing, competitive and highly fragmented U.S. retail fuel and convenience store industry. Several key industry trends and characteristics, include:

•Sensitivity to gas prices among cost conscious consumers, and increasing customer demand for low-priced fuel;

•Highly fragmented nature of the industry providing larger chain operators like Murphy USA with significant scale advantage;

•Significantly increased fuel capacity in the marketplace by the addition of NTI retail fuel and convenience stores, and

•High levels of consumer traffic around supermarkets and large format hypermarkets, supporting complementary demand at nearby and cross-promoted retail fuel stores.

Corporate Information

Murphy USA was incorporated in Delaware on March 1, 2013 and our business consists of U.S. retail marketing operations.  Our Murphy USA headquarters is located at 200 Peach Street, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730 and our general telephone number is (870) 875-7600.  Our Internet website is https://www.murphyusa.com.  Our website and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Shares of Murphy USA common stock are traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “MUSA”.

Description of Our Business

We market fueling products and convenience merchandise through a network of Company retail stores. We also market to unbranded wholesale customers through a mixture of Company-owned and third-party terminals. During 2025, the Company sold approximately 4.8 billion gallons of motor fuel through our retail outlets. Below is a table that lists the states where we operate our stores at December 31, 2025 and the number of stores in each state.

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The following table provides a history of our store count during the three-year period ended December 31, 2025:

The following table present the numbers of our owned and leased stores at December 31, 2025:

We have purchased from Walmart the properties underlying many of our stores, and each of these properties that were purchased from Walmart are subject to Easements and Covenants with Restrictions Affecting Land (“ECRs”), which impose customary restrictions on the use of such properties, which Walmart has the right to enforce. In addition, pursuant to the ECRs, certain transfers involving these properties are subject to Walmart's right of first refusal or right of first offer. Also pursuant to the ECRs, we are prohibited from transferring such properties to a competitor of Walmart.

For risks related to our agreements with Walmart, including the ECRs, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Walmart retains certain rights in its agreements with us, which may adversely impact our ability to conduct our business.”

For the remaining stores located on or adjacent to Walmart property that are not owned, we have a master lease agreement that allows us to rent land from Walmart. The master lease agreement contains general terms applicable to all rental stores on Walmart property in the United States. The term of the leases is ten years at each store, with us holding four successive five-year extension options at each site. Approximately one quarter of the leased sites have over 10 years of term remaining, including renewals, should the Company decide to exercise the renewal options. The agreement permits Walmart to terminate it in its entirety, or only as to affected sites, at its option under customary circumstances (including in certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency), or if we improperly transfer the rights under the agreements to another party. In addition, the master lease agreement prohibits us from selling a leased store or allowing a third party to operate a leased store without written consent from Walmart.

For more information about our operating leases, see Note 20 "Leases" to the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for the three years ended December 31, 2025.

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We have numerous sources for our retail fuel supply, including nearly all the major and large oil companies operating in the U.S. We purchase fuel from oil companies, independent refiners, and other marketers at rates that fluctuate with market prices and generally are reset daily, and we sell fuel to our customers at prices that we establish daily. All fuel is delivered by the truckload as needed to replenish supply at our Company stores. Our retail fuel inventories turn approximately once daily. By establishing fuel supply relationships with several suppliers, we believe we can effectively create competition for our purchases among various fuel suppliers. We also believe that purchasing arrangements with multiple fuel suppliers may help us avoid product outages during times of fuel supply disruptions. Our refined products are distributed through a few product distribution terminals that are wholly-owned and operated by us and from numerous terminals owned by others. About half of our wholly-owned terminals are supplied by marine transportation and the rest are supplied by pipeline. We also receive products at terminals owned by others either in exchange for deliveries from our terminals or by outright purchase.

In addition to the motor fuel sold at our Company stores, our stores carry a broad selection of snacks, beverages, nicotine products and non-food merchandise, as well as a greater food and beverage offering at our QuickChek locations. In 2025, we purchased more than 78% of our merchandise from a single wholesale grocer, Core-Mark. In November 2025, we renewed and extended for another five years a supply contract with Core-Mark through the year 2031.

A statistical summary of key operating and financial indicators for each of the five years ended December 31, 2025 are reported below.

Our business is organized into one reporting segment (Marketing).  The Marketing segment includes our retail marketing stores and product supply and wholesale assets. For operating segment information, see Note 22 “Business Segments” in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for the three-year period ended December 31, 2025.

Competition

The U.S. petroleum business is highly competitive, particularly with regard to accessing and marketing petroleum and other refined products. We compete with other chains of retail fuel stores for fuel supply and in the retail sale of refined products to end consumers, primarily on the basis of price, but also on convenience and consumer appeal. In addition, we may also face competition from other retail fueling stores that adopt marketing strategies similar to ours by associating with non-traditional retailers, such as quick-service restaurants, supermarkets, discount club stores and hypermarkets, particularly in the geographic areas in which we operate. We expect that our industry will continue to trend toward this model, resulting in increased competition to us over time. Moreover, because we do not produce or refine any of the petroleum or other

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refined products that we market, we compete with retail gasoline companies that have ongoing supply relationships with affiliates or former affiliates that manufacture refined products. We also compete with integrated companies that have their own production and/or refining operations that are at times able to offset losses from marketing operations with profits from producing or refining operations and may be better positioned to withstand periods of depressed retail margins or supply shortages. In addition, we compete with other retail and wholesale gasoline marketing companies that have more extensive retail outlets and greater brand name recognition. Some of our competitors have been in existence longer than we have and have greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do. As a result, these competitors may have a greater ability to bear the economic risks inherent in all phases of our business and may be able to respond better to changes in the economy and new opportunities within the industry.

The retail gasoline industry in the United States is highly competitive due to ease of entry and constant change in the number and type of retailers offering similar products and services. With respect to merchandise, our retail stores compete with other convenience store chains, independently-owned convenience stores, supermarkets, drugstores, discount clubs, gasoline service stores, mass merchants, fast-food operations and other similar retail outlets. Non-traditional retailers, including supermarkets, discount club stores and mass merchants, now compete directly with retail gasoline stores. These non-traditional gasoline retailers have obtained a significant share of the gasoline market, and their market share is expected to grow, and these retailers may use promotional pricing or discounts, both at the fuel pump and in the convenience store, to encourage in-store merchandise sales and gasoline sales. In addition, some large retailers and supermarkets are adjusting their store layouts and product prices in an attempt to appeal to convenience store customers. Major competitive factors are: location, ease of access, product and service selection, gasoline brands, pricing, customer service, store appearance, cleanliness and safety.

Market Conditions and Seasonality

Market conditions in the oil and gas industry are cyclical and subject to global economic and political events that upset global supply and demand and impact the price of crude oil, as well as new and changing governmental regulations. Our operating results are affected by price changes in crude oil, natural gas and refined products, pandemics that may lead to travel restrictions or changed customer behavior, and changes in competitive conditions in the markets we serve.

Oil prices, wholesale motor fuel costs, motor fuel sales volumes, motor fuel gross margins and merchandise sales can be subject to seasonal fluctuations.  Consumer demand for motor fuel typically increases during the summer driving season, and typically falls during the winter months.  Travel, recreation and construction are typically higher in these months in the geographic areas in which we operate, increasing the demand for motor fuel and merchandise that we sell. Therefore, our revenues and sales volumes are typically higher in the second and third quarters of our fiscal year. A significant change in any of these factors, including a significant decrease in consumer demand (other than typical seasonal variations), could materially affect our motor fuel and merchandise volumes, motor fuel gross profit and overall customer traffic, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Trademarks

In the highly competitive business in which we operate, our trade names, service marks and trademarks are important to distinguish our products and services from those of our competitors. We sell gasoline primarily under the Murphy USA® and Murphy Express brands, which we acquired from Murphy Oil. We acquired ownership of the QuickChek® trademark and others as a result of the QuickChek acquisition. We are not aware of any facts which would negatively impact our continuing use of any of the above trade names, service marks or trademarks.

Technology Systems

All of our Company stores use a standard hardware and software platform for point-of-sale (“POS”) that facilitates item level scanning of merchandise for sales and inventory, and the secure acceptance of all major payment methods – cash, check, credit, debit, and fleet. In addition, our QuickChek stores have self-service checkouts and support third-party delivery services and mobile payments. Our standard approach to large

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scale and geographically dispersed deployments reduces total technology cost of ownership for the POS and inherently makes the system easier to use, support, and replace. This POS technology strategy reflects close alignment with our growth plan.

We use a combination of software as a service, commercial off-the-shelf software, and custom software applications developed using modern industry standard tools and methodologies to manage and run our business. For our financial systems, we use enterprise class systems which provide significant flexibility in managing corporate and store operations, as well as scalability for growth.

We invest in disaster recovery, system backups, redundancy, firewall, remote access security and virus and spam protection to promote a high level of system security and availability. We have systems, business policies and processes around access controls, password expirations and file retention to promote a high level of control within our technology network. See Item 1C. "Cybersecurity" for additional information.

Environmental

We are subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations and permit requirements. Such environmental requirements have historically been subject to frequent change and have tended to become more stringent over time. While we strive to comply with these environmental requirements, any violation of such requirements can result in litigation, increased costs or the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions or other sanctions. Compliance with these environmental requirements affects our overall cost of business, including capital costs to construct, maintain and upgrade equipment and facilities, and ongoing operating expenditures. We maintain sophisticated leak detection and remote monitoring systems for underground storage tanks at all of our retail fueling stores and install up-to-date tank, piping, and monitoring systems at our new stores. We operate above-ground bulk petroleum tanks at our terminal locations and have upgraded certain product lines and conduct annual monitoring to help mitigate the risk of potential soil and groundwater contamination. We allocate a portion of our capital expenditure program to comply with environmental laws and regulations, and such capital expenditures are projected to be approximately $11.5 million in 2026.

We could be subject to joint and several as well as strict liability for environmental contamination. Some of our current and former properties have been operated by third parties whose handling and management of hazardous materials were not under our control, and substantially all of them have or previously had motor fuel or petroleum product storage tanks. Pursuant to certain environmental laws and regulations, we could be responsible for investigating and remediating contamination relating to such stores, including impacts attributable to prior site occupants or other third parties, and for implementing remedial measures to mitigate the risk of future contamination. We may also have liability for contamination and violations of environmental laws and regulations under contractual arrangements with third parties, such as landlords and former owners of our sites, including at our sites in close proximity to Walmart stores. Contamination has been identified at certain of our current and former terminals and retail fueling stores, and we are continuing to conduct investigation and remediation activities in relation to such properties. The discovery of additional contamination or the imposition of further investigation or remediation obligations at these or other properties could result in significant costs. In some cases, we may be eligible to receive money from state “leaking-petroleum-storage-tank” trust funds to help fund remediation. However, receipt of such payments is subject to stringent eligibility requirements and other limitations that can significantly reduce the availability of such trust fund payments and may delay or increase the duration of associated cleanups. We could also be held responsible for contamination relating to third-party sites to which we or our predecessors have sent hazardous materials for recycling or disposal. We are currently identified as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") in connection with one such disposal site. Any such contamination, leaks from storage tanks or other releases of regulated materials could result in claims against us by governmental authorities and other third parties for fines or penalties, natural resource damages, personal injury, and property damage. From time to time, we are subject to legal and administrative proceedings governing the investigation and remediation of contamination or spills from current and past operations, including from our terminal operations and leaking-petroleum-storage-tanks.

Consumer demand for our products may be adversely impacted by fuel economy standards as well as greenhouse gas (“GHG”) vehicle emission reduction measures. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) is responsible for issuing Corporate Average Fuel Economy ("CAFE") regulations that

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set fuel economy standards for fleets and the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") promulgate GHG emissions standards. In 2022, NHTSA promulgated fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for the 2024 through 2026 model years, and in 2024, NHTSA promulgated fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for the 2027 through 2031 model years, as well as standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans for the 2030 through 2035 model years.

In 2021, EPA promulgated emissions standards for GHGs for the 2023 through 2026 model years, and in 2024 promulgated emission standards for GHGs and certain other pollutants known as “criteria pollutants” for the 2027 through 2032 model years. For heavy-duty vehicles and engines, EPA maintains emissions standards for criteria pollutants and GHGs. In 2022, EPA promulgated emissions standards for criteria pollutants for 2027 and beyond. In 2024, EPA promulgated emissions standards for GHGs for the 2027 through 2032 model years. Both the CAFE standards and emissions standards have been challenged in litigation. CARB also has emissions standards for criteria pollutants and GHGs, which have generally been more stringent than EPA’s, and various states have adopted CARB’s standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act. The list of opt-in states changes over time, based on the legislative, executive, and regulatory actions by each individual state.

However, in June 2025, NHTSA published an interpretive rule indicating that it would revisit its medium- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency program, including related civil penalties, to ensure it is consistent with the agency’s governing statutes. In July 2025, the EPA proposed to remove GHG regulations for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles on a retrospective and prospective basis. In December 2025, NHTSA proposed revised CAFE standards for the 2022-2031 model years that reduce the stringency from what were previously finalized. Despite these recent developments regarding fuel economy and emissions standards at the federal level, any future increases in or changes to fuel economy standards or GHG emission reduction requirements could decrease demand for our products.

Air emissions from our facilities are also subject to regulation. For example, certain of our fueling stores may be required to install and maintain vapor recovery systems to control emissions of volatile organic compounds to the air during the vehicle fueling process. Although the EPA has not revised the national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone in recent years, any future revisions to such standards by the EPA could require additional equipment upgrades and operating controls that could increase our capital and operating expenses.  Any other future environmental regulatory changes applicable to our business or operations may also result in increased compliance costs.

Our business is also subject to increasingly stringent laws and regulations governing the content and characteristics of fuel. For example, the gasoline we sell generally must meet increasingly rigorous sulfur and benzene standards. In addition, renewable fuel standards generally require refiners and gasoline blenders to meet certain volume quotas or obtain representative trading credits for renewable fuels that are established as a percentage of their finished product production. Such fuel requirements and renewable fuel standards may adversely affect our wholesale fuel purchase costs.

Sale of Regulated Products

In certain areas where our retail stores are located, state or local laws limit the hours of operation for the sale of alcoholic beverages and restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages and nicotine products to persons younger than a certain age. State and local regulatory agencies have the authority to approve, revoke, suspend or deny applications for and renewals of permits and licenses relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages, as well as to issue fines to convenience stores for the improper sale of alcoholic beverages and nicotine products. Failure to comply with these laws may result in the loss of necessary licenses and the imposition of fines and penalties on us. Such a loss or imposition could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity and results of operations. In many states, retailers of alcoholic beverages have been held responsible for damages caused by intoxicated individuals who purchased alcoholic beverages from them. While the potential exposure for damage claims as a seller of alcoholic beverages and nicotine products is substantial, we have adopted procedures intended to minimize such exposure. We also adhere to federal, state, and local regulations governing sales on lottery and all other age-restricted products in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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Safety

We are subject to the requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and comparable state statutes that regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers. In addition, the OSHA hazard communication standard requires that certain information be maintained about hazardous materials used or produced in our operations and that this information be provided to employees, state and local governmental authorities and citizens.

Other Regulatory Matters

Our retail stores are also subject to regulation by federal agencies and to licensing and regulations by state and local health, sanitation, fire and other departments relating to the development and operation of retail stores, including regulations relating to zoning and building requirements and the preparation and sale of food. Difficulties in obtaining or failures to obtain the required licenses or approvals could delay or prevent the development of a new retail store in a particular area.

Our operations are also subject to federal and state laws governing such matters as wage rates, overtime and citizenship requirements. At the federal and state levels, there are proposals under consideration from time to time to increase minimum wage rates and periods of protected leaves.  Increases in wages, overtime pay, or benefits due to changes in the statutory minimum salary requirements or minimum wage rates or mandated health benefits would result in an increase in our labor costs. Such cost increases, or the penalties for failing to comply, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We monitor such changes to ensure our continued compliance with these ever-changing regulations.

Human Capital

At Murphy USA, we know that the strength of our workforce is critical to our long-term success and we strive to build upon this through the foundation laid by our Principles. As of December 31, 2025, Murphy USA had approximately 16,900 employees, including 5,900 full-time employees and 11,000 part-time employees working at our stores, National Contact Center, and corporate headquarters.

Murphy USA is committed to the attraction, development, retention, and safety of our employees. Our initiatives for fiscal year 2025 addressed, among other things, (i) Our Principles, (ii) Talent Management, (iii) Total Rewards, and (iv) Workforce Safety.

Our Principles are the heart of our rich culture, creating the foundation of how we operate at Murphy USA. They are the values that shape the strong character of our company. The basis for our human capital management focus is driven by our core Principles of Integrity, Respect, Citizenship, and Spirit.

We are committed to living our Principles, specifically, the principle of "Respect" as we strive for each employee to feel valued and respected for the unique talent, skill and background they bring to the organization.

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We are intentional about promoting visible and invisible diversity throughout Murphy USA through several talent initiatives:

•We invest in established partnerships with diverse colleges and universities.

•We identify critical roles and potential successors with our succession management program.

•We lift up talent through differentiated and personalized development opportunities.

We employ thoughtful talent management strategies, including annual succession planning, semi-annual people reviews, promotion review committees, mid-year and annual performance reviews, and cohort performance review calibrations.

We are dedicated to helping our employees succeed professionally by offering a robust suite of learning and development opportunities.

•Our field teams have comprehensive functional training programs at each level.

•We have individual development plans (IDPs) and an eLearning platform to support employee-driven development.

•We offer a formal stretch role and assignment process to support development at all levels.

•We have a mentorship process.

•Leadership development opportunities are available for all leaders and additional development opportunities are available to all home office team members.

•We provide tuition reimbursement for home office employees, store managers, and assistant store managers.

•We sponsor employees seeking to earn their GED.

We have demonstrated a history of investing in our employees by offering competitive salaries and wages. We offer comprehensive benefit packages designed to support employees' overall well-being. We have benefit packages available at all levels of the organization and continuously evaluate plan offerings to further support our employees. The benefits package offered to our full-time employees includes:

•Comprehensive health benefits (both in-person and telehealth), flex spending accounts & health savings accounts, prescription, dental, and vision benefits.

•Life insurance, accident and hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance.

•Long-term disability and short-term disability, leave of absence benefits.

•Parental leave available to all new parents for birth, adoption, or foster placement.

•An Employee Assistance Program.

•401K program with company match.

•Paid time off: including vacation, sick, parental, bereavement, and holidays.

A thoughtful and well-planned approach has been taken to evaluate and execute benefits consolidation between Murphy USA and QuickChek. We are proud to say we have completed the alignment of all QuickChek benefit programs and vendors have been integrated with Murphy USA's, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, life, accident, disability, flexible spending, and retirement. In addition, an enterprise approach to benefit offerings and eligibility was completed in 2025, ensuring equitable, competitive benefit packages for all eligible employees.

We are committed to keeping our employees and customers safe through fostering and maintaining a strong safety culture and emphasizing the importance of our employees’ role in identifying, mitigating and communicating safety risks. We have continued to build our rapid response program to ensure safety events

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(i.e., slip and falls, medical emergencies, and vehicle accidents) are escalated quickly and responded to efficiently.